close
LOGIN
Lowri Roberts & Kat Lovett - The Welsh way
Lowri Roberts - head of women’s and girls’ football at the FAW, is spearheading a new approach to elite girls' soccer. Steph Fairbairn spoke to her.
Elite girls’ soccer in Wales has just come to the end of a transformative season – the first in which the Football Association of Wales (FAW) Trust Girls’ Academy u14s and u16s squads competed against boys.
When this plan was announced in April 2021, Lowri Roberts - head of women’s and girls’ football at the FAW, and the spearhead behind this new approach - said: “Our aim is simple; to provide more best-v-best opportunities in training and games for our most talented girls.”
She was just as committed to that goal last month, when I caught up with her and colleague Kat Lovett, the girls’ age-group manager at the FAW Trust, who is leading the programme in south Wales.
Both refer several times to “developing the next Jess Fishlock”, the first Wales player to earn 100 caps for the national team.
And it is this high-end achievement the two organisations have set their sights on.
Previous Episodes
Discover the simple way to become a more effective, more successful soccer coach
In a recent survey 89% of subscribers said Women's Soccer Coaching makes them more confident, 91% said Women's Soccer Coaching makes them a more effective coach and 93% said Women's Soccer Coaching makes them more inspired.
*includes 3 coaching manuals
Get Inspired
All the latest techniques and approaches
Women's Soccer Coaching offers proven and easy to use soccer drills, coaching sessions, practice plans, small-sided games, warm-ups, training tips and advice.
We've been at the cutting edge of soccer coaching since we launched Soccer Coach Weekly in 2007, creating resources for the grassroots youth coach, following best practice from around the world and insights from the professional game.
